Dr. Lazarus

Dr. Lazarus

Physician at Clinical Nutrition Center. Helping patients full-time with medical management of obesity and life-long weight control.

HCG To Be Removed From Market?

Is HCG being taken off the market? Today the FDA sent initial warning letters to 7 companies to stop selling HCG. HCG has been shown not to cause weight loss, and the accompanying 500 cal/d “Simeons” diet is thought by…

Registered Dietitian vs Nutritionist

Are you confused about the nutrition information you hear about these days? Seems like we hear something new every day and it is hard to know who to listen to. Next time someone gives you nutrition “advice” ask yourself “what…

Optifast Tomato Soup

As one of few Denver area centers to offer Optifast, our patients have really enjoyed using the Optifast foods as balanced meal replacements. The Optifast 800 series foods are 160 calories each with 14 gm protein and 20 gm carbohydrates.…

Optifast HP

Have you tried Optifast HP yet? Patients at Clinical Nutrition Center in Denver, Colorado are enjoying Optifast HP. Optifast HP, or high protein, is formulated quite differently from the other foods at CNC. Available in vanilla or chocolate, each meal…